Agricultural Crops, Disease, Distribution Operations, Hand Tools, Loading/Unloading, Painting (Facilities and Maintenance), Systems Maintenance, Training/Teaching, Water Supply
LOCATION
Pingree, ID
POSTED
23 days ago
This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,
please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2558598
Dates of need are 09/01/2026 - 11/15/2026. This order is for work in the
Pingree, Idaho area
Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the
production of grain, sugar beets, and potatoes for the majority of the
workdays in the overall contract period.
General Farm Work will include the following responsibilities: maintain,
drive, attach, and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment to till
soil, plant, cultivate, fertilize, and harvest crops; may mix and/or
spray chemicals\
(according to appropriate restrictive use laws, when/if applicable);
remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farm grounds; remove
rocks from field; paint/repair/maintain farm structures; perform general
cleanup of\
farm areas; drive, load/unload farm trucks and Ag exempt, non-CDL
semi/10-wheel trucks to transport crops on, or between, farm worksites;
operate vehicle, motor bike, or all-terrain vehicle in the course of
performing duties;\
workers possessing the proper licensure may be asked to transport other
farm workers.\
Irrigation duties will include the following:\
Hand lines: connect pipes; check alignment of pipe and adjust for proper
water distribution; attach lines to water supply; turn on pump; turn
valves to start flow of water; disassemble lines and carry pipes across
fields at\
specified intervals; move pipes through freshly irrigated crops and/or
plowed fields where mud may be deep at times; lift and carry pipe
sections weighing approximately 40 pounds on a sustained basis.\
Pivots: operate, maintain and repair system.\
Other Irrigation Duties: remove pipes/wheel lines from storage and lay
out/place in predetermined patterns in fields; lubricate, adjust,
repair, and replace parts such as sprinkler heads and drive chains using
hand tools;\
observe revolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure proper operation and
uniform distribution of water; disassemble, service, and store
pipes/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season.\
Duties related to the Cutting/Sorting of Seed Potatoes will include the
following:\
Will apply techniques as instructed by the employer to cut and sort
potatoes by: using knife to cut potato into sections; place potatoes on
machine that cuts potatoes into sections; push button to start
machinery; tend/monitor\
machine to ensure proper movement of product; discard
diseased/rotting/inferior product and foreign matter; report
malfunctions; general cleanup.\
Duties related to the Harvesting of Potatoes will include the
following:\
Will apply techniques as instructed by the employer to: remove rocks
from rows in front of harvesting equipment; discard diseased/rotting
product, rocks and foreign matter; alert equipment operator of
equipment\
clogging/malfunctions; aid operator in correct machine performance.